• Kernel functions
• How is the kernel entered or invoked
• Monolithic - 'the BIG MESS' - systems
• Layering - 'PUTTING A STRUCTURE'-
• Virtual Machine
• MicroKernel Approach
• Concurrency and Processes
• How are the problems decomposed into smaller ones ? Is there a basic unit of computation
• An analogy ...
• Before we go further, some definitions
• Threads
• About this document ...

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